Cooper Garcia

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Kicker/Punter
Height:
5-8
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Ventura, Calif.
High School:
Nordhoff
Prev School:
Ventura College

Garcia In The UMass Football Record Book

Single Season • Field Goal Percentage: Third (.818; 9-11) • 2018
Single Season • Extra Point Kicks Made: Seventh (37) • 2018
Single Season • Extra Point Percentage: Tied-First (1.000; 37-37) • 2018
Career • Field Goals Made: 10th (16) • 2018-19
Career • Field Goal Percentage: 2nd (.800; 16-20) • 2018-19

2019 • Redshirt Senior

• Appeared in all 12 games
• Was the team's primary field goal and extra point kicker as well as the kickoff specialist
• Went 7-for-9 on field goals (.778) and 29-of-30 on extra points (.968), and led the team with 50 points
• Sent 39 kickoffs for 2,243 yards with 10 touchbacks
• Made his first field goal of the year on a 26-yard attempt at Charlotte (9/14)
• Was 3-for-3 with conversions from 30, 34 and 38 yards in the win over Akron (9/28)
• Hit twice at Northwestern (11/16) from 23 and 32 yards
• Capped the season with a 29-yard make against BYU on Senior Day (11/23)

2018 • Redshirt Junior

• Appeared in all 12 games
• Saw time as the team's primary field goal and extra point kicker and as the kickoff specialist
• Finished 9-of-11 on field goal attempts (81.8 percent)
• Was perfect on extra points (37-of-37)
• Ranked second on the team in total points with 64
• Booted 54 kickoffs for 3,202 yards (59.3 per attempt) and 11 touchbacks
• Converted his first field goal attempt at FIU (9/15) from 36 yards out
• Was 2-for-2 on field goals against Coastal Carolina (10/20)
• Went also 2-of-2 in the three-overtime win against Liberty
• Won the game over the flames in the third overtime with a 22-yard conversion after he hit a 28-yarder with no time remaining before halftime
• Finished the year with another 2-of-2 performance at No. 5 Georgia (11/17) on connections from 32 and 34 yards

Before Massachusetts

• Three-year member of the Ventura College football program for head coach Steve Mooshagian
• Finished 2017 season with 104 points via a 59-of-59 showing on extra points and 15-for-20 effort on field goals
• Had five games with 10 or more points as Ventura College went 8-3 overall, including 5-0 in conference games, and reached the regional playoffs
• Played in 11 games as a freshman in 2016 and provided 24 points (18-of-23 XPs, 2-3 FGs)
• Attended Nordhoff High School prior to his tenure at Ventura College